The weather held pretty well, except a brief downpour before the JV game. The Zizzer defense held up well for 40 minutes yielding only 1 first half goal, tha coming in the 24th minute on a well placed shot by Devon Newport. Offensively, the Zizzers weren’t as aggressive as they normally are a weren’t able to generate dangerous scoring chacnes.
In the second minute of the second half, Falcon Justin Rogers ripped a shot to the near post side that gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead and deflated the Zizzers hopes. The Falcons added a third goal a high ball was played into the box. A misplay by the Zizzer back and goalkeeper allowed the ball to bounce. The ball went up and over the Zizzer Keeper into the goal for a 3-0 Zizzer lead. The Falcons then caught the Zizzers out of position and were able to send a player in alone on the Shane Corl. The shot found the backof the net for a 4-0 Falcon lead.
Justin Scicluna got one back for the Zizzers in the 22nd minute of the second half as his 20 yard shot went over the head of the Glendale Keeper and under the crossbar. The Falcons would add another goal late on a hard shot from the left hand side of the box for the final score of 5-1. The Zizzers had a couple of good chances in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Falcons lead. Glendale is a very deep and talented team and seemed to wear the Zizzers out as the game went along. The loss drops the Zizzers record to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the Ozark Conference. Up next is a home game on Thursday against Nixa.
In JV action, Glendale scored first half goals and then added 5 more in the first 11 minutes of the second half to end the game with 24 minutes remaining on the clock. The Zizzers spent most of their time defending and Jason McAllister made several saves in goal the first half. The Zizzers will face Nixa at home on Thursday.
